The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-12-31
several companies are thinking favora-
hlY of locating in this city. A a an in:

a disposition to give site TO each con.
Germ that will come here prepared to
stay, and this united with the advan-
tages which the city possesses will in
time draw many interests to this point
| A large concern from Kansas City is
on the eve of removing to Lexington
for it is found by actual trial that the
cost Of manufacturing in large city
is greater than in a smaller one. Real
estate is of such value in the larger
cities that site of sufficient size for a
large industry costs altogether too
much. Wages to operatives are higher
for the cost of living is greater and it
is difficult to keep skilled workmen
when they have once been secured for
| other factories are ever on the alert to
get them away. These disadvantages
more than counterhalance the advan
tages and the result is that ere many
moons wax aud wane this city may
have several reenforcements to her
| manufacturing industries. The induce
ments to locate here are innumerable,
as excellent sites of sufficient size and
admirably situated on the tracks of any
! of three great railroad systems will be
given
| FREE OF CHARGE.
The wages paid here will be lower
than in a larger city, for living expcn-
ses are less aud all large manufacturers
state that wages vary in direct ratio
to the cost of living. Freight rates to
and from this city are as low as can be
obtained in Kansas City, for soon the
| agents of the largest systems in the
,tr ln it,nr
traffic. During nihe months of the
year these railroads are brought into
competition with the steamboats, which
ply the great bighua ay flowing by our
door, and in freight rates the Missouri
river is no mean rival of the railways,
a fact which is recognized by them as
during the whole year the rates from
river points are lower than those given
cities in the interior. A factory has
here plenty of water forced to all floors
by a perfect system OF works, rates OF
insurance are low, communication with
the markets of the world will soon be
as perfect as elsewhere for a telephone
line is to be built connecting us with
all the other cities OF the state, fuel is
here as cheap as can be found i'll the
| world, and in fact the advantages Lex
| ington offers as a manufacturing point
can be duplicated by few and exceIled
by none. The plants
ALREADY LOCATED HERE
are operated with profit to their own
ers. Three large mills send their pro.
ducts to all parts of the globe, a furni-
ture factory of large capacity is doing
| huo ar.
sharing in the genera! prosperity which
arises in part from their excellent lOca
ton. This is natural point for large
plants TO seek, and when the new rail
road is completed, as it will be in afeW
months, we may expect that many
manufacturing interests will turn to
this place of their own yCiition. 1t is no
unreasonable to expect that within The
next few years the natural growth o
our comparatively young industries
coupled with the establishment of man.
new ones will crowd our city will
artisans and operatives, who are th'
bnlwark of city's greatness, ant
quadrnple our present population there
by necessitating larger territory, NOR
residences and business houses.
A bridge over the Missouri is one o
the possibilities OF the future, aud
bill has been introduced iii congress hav
ing this object in view. Ii will he
great convenience for the ferry whicl
now affords transportation is too prim
tive for the progressive era i'll whic
we now live. The work will he Oh
of great magnitude, but its completion
will fill long felt want, aud prove c
I, | Iip,a I,1a a tn oft
REAL ESTATE VALUES
i'm our city are as yet extremely 10,
considering the size of population an
the advantages enjoyed here which al
: vouchsafed to few other cities in tn
l state. Fine building lots in good locs
tions sell at 81 per foot and bus
: ness property at $l50 per foo
: At these prices they afford first claS
investments for prices are bound to az
vance with the progress of the city an
1t Is reasonable estimate that the
will be worth one hundred per cen
= = more i'll five years than is asked at pre-
u ent. 1t is all inevitable result tor Ou
. city has awakened from its long sleel
y clothed itself with new activity an
seemingly refreshed and renewed,
making gigantic strides forward in tn
y way of improvements and enterpris
!, Everyone here has confidence in I'll
= rapid gro Nth of this one of the be
u points on the river; every endeavor
= = to be made TO add to its wealth pre-
n ducing industries and the natural az
Z yantages it has to offer in the shape
> fine climate, good water and healtl
n full location are equal to any oth'
y state, not excepting the fame
u u Pacific slope. With all these elemen
!, in its favor, what can keep LeXingtC
J from becoming city of $4,000 popul;
iation, and that too within the next fe
y years! No one can deny If her aGinir
ble advantages are shown III the prol
" er light to the outside world, vii
even One-half the skill which has aide
70 the cities in California to their wonde
" ful growth, that this city will enjoy
{ boom equal to those which have iran
:, formed hamlets posses! ing not a ten
;, part OF our opportunities 20 cities
Immense size. The boom will be base
on something more substantial tbs
! expectations for we already have
p" nucleus for metropolis. Increase
y activity is even now being telt in re
y estate, and it is certain that values a
" tending upward. Confidence is beil
felt and ere long outside capitalists Sc
>, ing the signs of the times will be quiet
purchasing property within our ci
limits on which they will reap goldt
harvest. The person who takes tin
by the forelock and purchases now W
II be enriched by his sagacity for valu
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